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‘Team Peoria County’ enjoys awards, plans for future By BILL KNIGHT
Peoria County Board chair Andrew Rand and County Administrator Lori Curtis Luther announced three awards the County recently earned, reflected on addressing fiscal challenges and laid out plans for the next year 1t Wednesday’s State of the County event at Coyote Creek in For The Weekly Post
Bartonville. First to the awards. The County’s IT Department and associates who worked to install Odyssey, the Civil and Criminal Justice System, earned a Public Sector Excellence Award from Tyler Technologies. The County-led Joint Information Center, an emergency communi-
Billtown OKs some repairs for school
cations hub for a five-county region, was recognized with a Bright Idea Award from the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation. And the County’s Heddington Oaks nursing home improved on its previous LEED Silver certification to achieve LEED Gold certification from the
U.S. Green Building Council. “[This] seals our commitment to continue providing exceptional nursing care to our senior citizens, a Peoria County tradition since 1848,” Rand said. “No other publically owned nursing home in the nation is LEED Gold certified.” Rand described the leadership structure of Peoria County govContinued on Page 10
LIBRARY EXPANSION
By BILL KNIGHT
WILLIAMSFIELD – Despite a recommendation by Superintendent Tim Farquer, approval by the Village Board, funding that bypasses the tax levy, and recognition by School Board members that building access isn’t secure, the Board on Monday rejected a plan to make the south entrance a secure entryway, opting instead to seek cheaper alternatives. Also, a proposed office consolidation and new STEM [Science-Technology-Engineering-Math] lab failed by a 3-4 vote. One of several reasons for hesitating on these projects was a concern about State support for schools, and the Board unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the issuance of
Area educators aren’t surprised by the state’s dropping the science exam for 4th, 7th and 11th graders this spring, but some are confused and even annoyed in the midst of questions and increasing national concern with standardized testing. “It seemed clear to me during field testing of PARCC [Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers] last spring, science was not a component of that process, so I am not terribly surprised by this decision,” said Janelle Meyers, counselor at Elmwood For The Weekly Post
ELMWOOD – An attempted fraud that law enforcement calls “an ongoing telephone scam” is increasing in west-central Illinois, and a local man phoned on Feb. 4 by a man claiming to be from Microsoft warns people that the scheme apparently targets older people and the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office told him they’re getting similar reports. “I got a phone call and my caller-ID said it was from ‘technical support,’ so I answered, and this guy said they’d detected a virus in my computer and needed my Internet information to get rid of it,” said Michael Shissler, 66. “He didn’t get it. I knew darned well it was hooey.” Shissler asked the caller to call back the next day, and he also called the Sheriff’s office. The unidentified caller called back the next day but inadvertently revealed himself, Shissler said. “He goofed up his scenario,” he said, laughing. “It was the same man but this time he said he was from ‘World Wide Electronics.’ I eventually hung up on him. The scam typically has callers claiming to be from some a major software company. They report the user’s computer to be running slow, sending error messages, needing an update or infected with a virus. The caller tries to convince the user to give them permission to run a program allowing the caller to gain remote access to their computer and solve computer problems for a fee. Law enforcement refers to such scams For The Weekly Post
Work is well underway on a $505,000 expansion of Brimfield Public Library, which includes an activity room built to hold 120 people. The project will also create study rooms and a sound-recording booth inside the existing library. Library director Patti Smith said construction is expected to be completed by June. Photo by Jeff Lampe.
State drops science assessment examination By BILL KNIGHT
Apparent phone scam targets computer users By BILL KNIGHT
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C.U.S. D. 332. The tests, mandated federal law, address various topics, from energy and matter to astronomy and Earth science. But the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is worried the questions are outdated. “Didn’t those same decision-makers Meyers know this months ago?” asked John Asplund, Superintendent of Farmington C.U.S.D. 265. “Why make an announcement so close
to the date of testing?” Indeed, the test season starts in March, and Illinois is still negotiating with the U.S. Department of Education to get around the requirement to administer the science exams. Federal law demands science testing at least once each during grades 3 through 5, 6 through 9, and 10 through 12. States not in compliance could face sanctions and loss of federal dollars. Still, some states and individual districts are opting out, according to this week’s Time magazine, which reports a “seismic shift in public opinion across Continued on Page 8
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as voice phishing – or “vishing” – where callers impersonate legitimate companies to steal money and also personal and financial information. The Federal Trade Commission reports that 34 percent of its fraud complaints involve such phone calls. “We do get complaints [which] will be documented and referred to the IC3 website (Internet Crime Complaint Center),” said Chief Deputy Joe Needham of the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office. “[IC3] accepts Internet crime complaints from either the actual victim or from a third party to the complaint.” It can be difficult to screen scammers from legitimate callers because such vishing calls are made via Voice over In-
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ternet Protocol (“VoIP”), which are almost untraceable. Vishing scammers also use caller-ID “spoofing” (falsifying caller ID information) to further avoid detection. Shissler was immediately suspicious but also shocked, he said. “It’s running rampant, and I don’t want anybody to fall for it,” he said. “I guess if they get one out of a thousand, they make money. But that means somebody loses money.” Law enforcement recommends using common sense, but offered tips: • When a caller claims to represent a specific company, ask for his or her name or employee number and call that company back using a number you have from your billing statement or the phone book. Don’t call the number provided by
the caller. • Don’t provide personal or financial information over the phone, especially if you did not initiate the call. Never give out your Social Security number or Medicare number to an unsolicited caller. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Social Security Administration will not call you to update your information or give you a new card. And remember: Your Medicare number is the same as your Social Security number. • If you aren’t sure about the legitimacy of a call, tell the caller you need time to think it over. Ask a friend or family member for their perspective, or conduct your own research by contacting the Better Business Bureau at (309) 688-3741. • Don’t be afraid to hang up if something doesn’t seem right. If it sounds “too good to be true,” it probably is. • Report the incident to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, a joint effort by the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center. They’re online at www.ic3.gov.
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Anyone who says things never change around here must have their eyes shut. On Tuesday I motored off to Brimfield on a whim, tired of waiting for our pet snake to emerge from hibernation. Lo and behold, the sound of Jeff saws and hamLAMPE mers is echoing through downtown Brimfield. Projects there include a new firehouse, which is progressing very rapidly, and a library expansion. Both will improve life in the community.
Just days earlier, electricians in Elmwood were installing new street lights that are one of the more impressive features of the town’s jillion-dollar streetscape. While a cynic might note those projects are all funded by taxpayer dollars, there’s plenty of private investment around, as well. Just across the street from our Elmwood office, a hungry editor can grab a sandwich in what has to be one of the most elegant Subway shops in the country. And there are new several new homes nearing completion in Elmwood’s northern subdivision. Those homes have added something to a once “sleepy” town. To me, though, the new epicen-
ter of development in our area is downtown Farmington. When Melgreen Furniture announced it was closing, I was one of those naysayers who feared that was a death sentence. Instead, with help from local investors and an organized effort to attract businesses, the departure has spurred development and revitalized the core of Farmington. Lunch at Crave the other day made me feel like I was in a thriving, modern community. That’s a nice feeling ... and an eye opener for those who think things are “unchanged.”
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the kitchen, culinary lab and Commons area at a cost of some $300,000. Roof work would be about $100,000, though half would be covered by a maintenance grant. A more secure entrance and STEM lab together would cost about $610,000. The Board chose not to change graduation despite already using four emergency days, voting to keep it 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 17. Depending on additional emergency days, the school year may have to be extended, but now “just seniors get out a couple weeks early,” Farquer said. In other business, the Board: • was notified the IHSA approved Williamsfield’s co-op with ROWVA for baseball and softball; • unanimously approved temporary transfers of $70,000 from Transportation to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund account and $55,000 from Education to Tort, both to be repaid in May; • approved a one-year lease with Midwest Bus Sales on a new, 14passenger activity bus, with an option to buy. The $55,000 vehicle replaces a 2006 bus with 90,000 miles on it, and Midwest Bus is
paying the District $4,500 as a trade-in. The District also will be reimbursed about $6,000 from the State; • OK’d a Senior Class trip to Gatlinburg, Tenn., at a cost of about $12,000, which the class has raised in the last four years; • approved the resignation as Middle School track assistant coach and Middle School girls’ softball coach by Marcy Brugger “for personal reasons.” Brugger said she’s also not interested in pursuing a girls basketball program; • heard Farquer report $8,000 in Title II money and $5,800 in Perkins Grant money will be used to help purchase Chromebooks for Juniors to assist with PARCC testing and ACT prep. Federal funds also will go toward buying desktop computers for the Business classroom after Windows 10 comes out; • heard Principal Zack Binder report several college-prep activities are underway, ranging from visiting college recruiters to ACT prep sessions. Students must register online by March 13 for the April 18 test, and the District will reimburse families for registration costs; and • Senior Night is Feb. 19.
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BILLTOWN: Board seeks bids for roof, HVAC
General Obligation Alternate Revenue bonds not to exceed $1,050,000 through First Midstate. They borrow against a conservative projection of receipts from the Knox County School Facilities Sales Tax, which pays the District about $150,000 a year. The funds aren’t borrowed against Williamsfield’s tax levy. As far as State support, Billtown budgeted $291,000 in State revenues this year, but now expects maybe two-thirds of that amount. “Gov. Bruce Rauner has a budget address on (Feb. 18),” Farquer said. “This will provide us a general idea of how much state funding we will lose. We’re going to lose money from this year’s projections, and next year we’ll get even less.” Board members opposed committing to much beyond repairing the roof and improved the heating/air conditioning system. The Board will consider bids on HVAC renovation and roof work, and could award the work next month. Some Board members asked for estimates on replacing the entire roof, too. HVAC work could include the art, music and science rooms, plus
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GUEST VOICES
Wrestling with the truth (it lost)
I used to be a big wrestling fan. From the time I was in grade school ’til just after I moved to Elmwood, I’d watch professional wrestling whenever it was on. I wasn’t just a fan; I was an insider. For a long time, I wrote for some national wrestling magaJon zines (not under GALLAGHER my real name). I even published my own insider’s publication for five years when I offered behind-the-scenes stories of what was going on in the world of wrestling. Now how does a reasonably intelligent guy like me become a fan of such a sham? Sure, nowadays, they pretty well admit that it’s “fake,” but that’s only a recent development. For many years, wrestlers would not break character in public in an effort to perpetuate the illusion that the violence was real. To be honest, if I’d have thought
the violence was real, I’d never have enjoyed wrestling at all. But that came to an abrupt end in high school. At that time, Verne Gagne ran the American Wrestling Association, based in Minneapolis, and he had a weekly one-hour show on local channels. Once a month he’d come to Moline (and Peoria) and run a local show with four or five matches between his all-stars. They always were matches you couldn’t see on TV. A couple times a year, to help local organizations raise money, Gagne would offer a wrestling card at local high schools. The organization would pay a certain percent of the gate, the gymnasium would fill up, and both the organization and Gagne would walk away happy. Top tickets went for a whopping five bucks, but packing a couple thousand people into a gym was pretty common. That’s a nice profit for both sides. Back in high school, five bucks was sometimes hard to come by, so when I was offered a chance to set up chairs around the ring in ex-
change for a ticket, I jumped at the chance. I was sitting in the bleachers with three or four other guys after finishing. A crew from the promotion was setting up the ring in the middle of all the chairs that we’d just put in place when the doors at the far end of the gym opened up and one of the wrestlers walked in. Ivan Koloff – the Russian Bear! We stiffened in fear. This was a mean, rule breaker who spoke no English (or very little) and who hated Americans. He saw us and headed straight our way as we tried to figure out a way to void our bladders in a graceful way. “Hi guys! How you doin’?” he said in a relatively normal voice. “Locker rooms back this way?” Now I’m not a real worldly person and at that time of my life, I might have been out of the state of Illinois a handful of times. But that phrase didn’t sound Russian, and it didn’t have even a trace of a Russian accent. As it turns out, Koloff was an act. It seems that his real name was Jim
To the Editor: You probably didn’t notice, but the Senate passed a milestone a few weeks back. Before 2015 was a month old, senators had already had a chance to vote up-or-down on more amendments than they did in all of 2014. This is a promising sign that new Majority Leader Mitch McConnell might have meant it when he declared last year that he wants the Senate to return to the “regular order” of debate and amendments. For the last few weeks, a favorite inside-the-Beltway guessing game has been whether he’d be willing to stick with it in the face of demands, sure to come, to reduce debate and amendments and expedite approval of bills. A return to the “regular order,” on either or both sides of the Capi-
tol, has enormous implications. There is no single solution to Congress’s problems, but it’s hard to imagine Congress can get past its dysfunction without adopting the regular order. At its simplest, that’s what you learned in school. A member introduces a bill; it goes through committee where members consider amendments, and then gets debated and amended again on the floor. The other body goes through the same process, and the separate bills they produce get reconciled in a conference committee, and finally the President approves or rejects the bill. The process, though never perfect, is relatively open, fair to all members, and promotes accountability. It produces better-quality legislation and pride in the institution, because members know they’re
taking part in fair procedures. Over the last few decades, however, Congress has adopted an alternative approach: the mega-bill. These bills usually run to hundreds if not thousands of pages. They limit amendments to a few, if any. They shut ordinary members out of the process, undermine participation, shield Congress from public scrutiny, and are, in short, an outrage to democracy. It is hard to get voters focused on congressional process when they’re so focused on particular issues – how a candidate feels about climate change or abortion. But the plain truth is that the regular order enhances the chance that legislation that truly represents what’s best for Americans will emerge from Capitol Hill. Maybe one day Congress will come to believe this, too. – Lee Hamilton Director, Center on Congress
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Peoria Co. crime stats released for January
The Peoria Sheriff’s Department released its monthly Crime Statistics Report for January for County law-enforcement responses in the seven Peoria County townships in The Weekly Post’s circulation area. Brimfield city and township together had 1 criminal sexual assault, 1 vandalism/criminal damage, 4 accidents without an injury and 6 traffic tickets. Elmwood city and township together had 1 domestic battery and 1 accident with no injuries. Jubilee had 2 accidents without an injury and 4 traffic tickets. Kickapoo had 1 assault, 1 domestic battery, 1 drug arrest, 2 thefts, 1 vandalism/criminal damage, 3 Driving Under the Influence arrests, 1 accident with injury, 11 accidents without injuries and 16 traffic tickets. Millbrook had no crimes. Radnor had 2 vandalism/criminal damage arrests, 2 accidents with injuries, 5 accidents without injuries, and 3 traffic tickets issued. Rosefield had 1 theft, 1 violation of order of protection, 4 accidents with no injuries and 1 traffic ticket.
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Wrangler driven by Charlotte Andrews, 35, of Yates City, about 12:30 p.m. Feb. 4 struck the rear of a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu stopped in the eastbound turn lane on Farmington Road to turn onto Taylor Road, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report. Deputies were not at the scene, but received the report and identifying material later because of a traffic collision alert in effect.
One motorist injured in head-on crash
KICKAPOO – One man was injured in a Feb. 8 accident on Illinois Route 8 near Taylor Road, where his 2009 Chevrolet HHR was forced off the highway by an oncoming vehicle in his eastbound lane, according to reports. Scott Welker, 39, of Farmington was transported by AMT to OSF St. Francis Medical Center. Welker’s car left the road and traveled about 50 feet down an embankment, police said.
Motorist forced off road, car damaged
JUBILEE – Justin Pence, 25, of Peoria was westbound on U.S. Route 150 about 5 a.m. Feb. 3 when an eastbound vehicle crossed the center line and forced Pence’s 1995 Ford Crown Victoria off the road, police said. The Crown Vic slid into a snowcovered field, damaging the driver’s side door.
The other motorist hasn’t been identified and left the scene.
16-year-old ticketed in 3-car accident
RADNOR – A juvenile Peoria driver was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident about 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 28. The 2007 Ford van she was driving southbound on Illinois Route 91 struck a 2014 Honda Odyssey driven by Sandhya Padiyar, 43 of Northville, Mich., causing that car to run into the back of a 2009 Mercedes Benz driven by Fanny Lewin, 43, of Peoria, according to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office. No injuries were reported.
Police Reports
• Matthew Jones, 33, of Princeville on Feb. 3 was arrested for domestic battery and batterybodily harm and transported to the Peoria County Jail. • Zachery Franklin, 28, of Edwards on Feb. 8 was arrested for aggravated battery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and unlawful use of a firearm and transported to the Peoria County Jail.
Deer accidents
• Feb. 1 – Thomas Murray of Brimfield on Cameron Lane near Walters School Road in Limestone Township. • Feb. 3 – John Walraven of Canton on Illinois Route 78 near autumn Road in Farmington Township.
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Paris and he was from Canada. He spoke perfect English and about the only Russian he knew was “vodka.” He was getting ready to move to another “territory” so he was being made to go around the AWA circuit and lose every night. He wasn’t happy about having to lose, so he didn’t care who he spilled the beans to. Holy Black Sox Scandal, Batman! You mean these matches are fixed?!?! The fact that these guys could run around, bouncing off the ropes, bashing each other in the head, and not get hurt was amazing! In fact, it
made me a super fan. Wrestling became a huge, action-packed, morality play! It was shortly after that when I began writing about wrestling for magazines. It didn’t pay much, but it got me into matches for free most of the time. Then it started getting me into the locker rooms and I got to know quite a few of the guys. That actually led to me being a manager for a short time – one of those guys who comes to the ring with his wrestler and distracts the referee so his guy can cheat – and I even wrestled the opening match of two very small cards when I was much younger, healthier, and much
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No soccer in Farmington any time soon By MICHELLE SHERMAN
FARMINGTON – Farmington District 265 students will not play soccer for the school district, at least not anytime in the near future. Parents and students attended the Board of Education meeting in January to ask the district to consider adding soccer as a high school sport. Families told the board Farmington students single-handedly field one whole team in Canton’s club soccer league, and they felt an official program would be feasible. At that time, the board instructed Athletic Director Eric Matthews to further investigate what it would take to bring soccer to District 265. He completed some research which he presented to the board at its meeting Monday (Feb. 9). Initial start-up costs just for a boys’ program would be about $33,000, with estimated continuation costs of up to $12,000 annually. Matthews said, if the board decided to add a program, he would recommend fielding only a For The Weekly Post
junior varsity team for the first few years. “Otherwise, we’d be setting ourselves up to fail” in the face of schools with much more established varsity teams, Matthews said. Board members felt the cost was a little much for the district to shoulder at this time. They said exploring a club option under the Illinois High School Association would be a better option, at least for a few years to evaluate how the addition of another sport will impact other district programs. Superintendent John Asplund expressed concern that adding soccer would gut other programs in which District 265 already is competitive, such as cross country. Board member Dakota
Horn, who coaches a Canton club soccer team, said he supported a soccer program until Matthews laid out the facts. “I will admit, I was a supporter of this, but I’m going to change my mind,” he said, adding he doesn’t look forward to telling his players. “But I wasn’t elected to be their soccer supporter.” In other business the board: • Learned solar panel installation is about 30 working days from completion. A dedication will be in April or May. • Donated $750 to the Farmington Academic Foundation. • Approved renewal of district health and dental insurance through Kiesewetter Insurance. • Approved one- and
two-hour delayed start schedules in the case of inclement weather. The new schedules will be in effect next school year. • Voted to join over 230 other school districts in Illinois in supporting the Vision 20/20 Initiative. • Learned March may see Reduction in Force proposals in low-enrollment, elective programs in the high school.
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the country about tests in school. “For the past two decades, the trend in federal, state and local education policy circles has been to require more and more standardized exams as a way to establish common benchmarks of achievement and to hold schools accountable,” Haley Sweetland Edwards reported. “But in recent years, teachers, students, parents and lawmakers from both ends of the ideological spectrum have begun to revolt.” The head of the ISBE says science isn’t being abandoned, and Illinois hasn’t been punished by
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Uncle Sam. “We haven’t been told that what we’re proposing would be illegal and that we’d be sanctioned,” State School Superintendent Christopher Koch told the Chicago Tribune. “We’re still in discussions about it. [And] we’re not saying we’re ignoring science.” Asplund commented that he has doubts about the entire process. “I am not in support of all the testing we are mandated to impose on students,” he said. “It is curious that the state has chosen to drop a core curricular area.” Previously, Illinois’ 4th and 7th graders took the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) in science, and high school juniors took science as part of the Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE). But those tests have been replaced by PARCC, which now cover only math and English language arts, including reading. “With all of the issues the State has encountered developing the PARCC
math/reading assessments, it is probably a good thing that the State didn’t take on the science assessment this year,” said Shannon Duling, Superintendent of Princeville C.U.S.D. 326. “Hopefully, the new assessments will be a good quality assessment that teachers can use to guide instruction. However, with this being the first year of a ‘rushed’ implementation, we are very skeptical of any valid results.” In Elmwood, Meyers said she was surprised the state plans to field-test new, advanced science questions this spring, which Koch hopes will satisfy the federal government. “This is the first time I have heard of this ‘science field-testing’ possibility,” Meyers said. “I am curious about when this might happen since the testing window for the first PARCC assessment (called PBA) is March 9April 3 and the testing window for the second PARCC assessment (called EOY) is April 27May 22.”
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Meanwhile, the ISBE recently adopted new, Next Generation Science Standards, but they haven’t been incorporated into curriculum and a new science test hasn’t been developed. Costs to local districts are a factor, Duling said. “As the new PARCC math/reading assessments are technology based, we have had to allocate our limited resources in manpower and funding to upgrade our Internet connection, upgrade our technology-based devices, and train our staff,” Duling said. “Not only have we had to commit numerous resources to prepare for the new assessment, but the new assessments are significantly longer than ISAT to give, which takes away from student instructional time. “If we were giving a science assessment, along with the math and reading, it would likely mean even more lost instructional time,” he continued, “I am more concerned with the issues that will arise from giving the PARCC math and reading assessments than I am with not giving the science assessments.” Some educators say time is needed to incorporate new standards into the curriculum, train teachers and build a new test, but the ISBE aims to have the tests given next year.
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ernment as “unique, a gold-medal team,” and praised bipartisan cooperation within the County and effective partnering with other governmental units within the County and beyond. Organizational innovations include a newly formed Chairman’s Cabinet meeting bi-monthly to facilitate dialogue between the County Board and management, and a new Super-Committee including all 10 elected officials and almost half the County Board, which Rand said is the first of its kind in Illinois. Through such communications and collaboration, he said, the County installed a fiber-optic cable between the County Courthouse and City Hall, enacted a new Intergovernmental Agreement with the City to improve County highways within City limits, and added fines owed to the City of Peoria for unpaid code violations to individuals’ real estate tax bills to recover hundreds of thousands of dollars. Other ongoing partnerships with communities include providing dispatch services to towns such as Elmwood, assigning designated Deputy Sheriffs to com-
munities such as Princeville, and working with dozens of villages and townships for road maintenance or salt provision and for assistance in securing state or federal funding for infrastructure improvements. Citing declining Motor Fuel Tax revenues, which derive from a 19 cents per gallon tax that hasn’t
changed since 1990, Luther said concerns about deteriorating roads and revenues must be addressed. “Local governments are fighting a losing battle unless changes to the highway funding formula are adopted by the state and federal governments,” she said. “As both road conditions and
funding decline, we only fall further behind. “This year, the County will undergo a study of the existing data to rate the quality of our roadways, calculate annual costs to maintain roadways at each rating, and provide options for maintenance and construction materials within those costs.”
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BRIEFS President’s Day closings, and some openings
Monday, Feb. 16 is Presidents Day, a federal holiday honoring U.S. presidents, and some schools are in session, and others off for the holiday. According to school calendars, both Elmwood and Farmington will have regular schedules, and Brimfield, Princeville and Williamsfield all are taking Presidents Day off, Other public services to be affected: • Courthouse: The Courthouse and its offices, ranging from courts to County offices, will be closed. • Other government offices: Municipal, state and federal offices will be closed. • Postal Service: There’s no mail delivery, except Express Mail.
Elmwood duo reaches IHSA speech sectionals
MONMOUTH – Senior Tyler Meyers and junior Deanna Cantu of Elmwood placed second overall
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Farmington science team fares well at regionals
MACOMB – Farmington High School’s Science Olympiad team is headed to state after a successful showing in regional action at Western Illinois University last Saturday.
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Peoria Train Fair returns to East Peoria Sunday
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KICKAPOO – Paul A. Stenger Sr., 94, of Kickapoo passed away at 3:25 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at Liberty Village of Peoria. Paul was born on Mar. 18, 1920, in Rosefield Township to Andrew F. and Frances (Loescher) Stenger. He married Frances M. Whelan on Dec. 30, 1943, in Peoria. She preceded him in death on Oct. 25, 1976. He later married Stenger Eloise Elizabeth “Betty” Bennett on April 25, 1980, in Peoria. She too preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Irene Carroll; two brothers, Eugene Stenger and Sylvester Stenger; one grandchild, Joseph Stenger; and three brothers-in-law, Frank Kelch, Robert Whelan, and Robert Carroll. He is survived by one daughter, Bonnie (Craig) Tiezzi of Brimfield; two sons, Paul A. Jr. (Catherine) Stenger of Peoria and Martial (Karen) Stenger of Brimfield; one sister, Anna Mae Kelch of Kickapoo; one brother-in-law, Donald (Mary) Whelan of Chillicothe; one sister-in-law, Mary Whelan of Washington, Ill.; stepchildren, Robert (Judy) Bennett of Carolina, R.I., David (Brenda) Bennett of Kerney, Mo., Joseph (Debbie) Bennett of Lathrup, Mo., Gary (Wendy) Bennett of Knoxville, Tenn., Judy (Tim) Sponsler of Morton, Nancy (Wayne) Lombeck of Alpharetta, Ga., Becky Cummins of Sylvania, Ohio, and Mary (Jim) Schraeder of Franklin, Tenn.; grandchildren, Jackie (Doug Sutton) Tiezzi, Craig M. (Naomi Harphom) Tiezzi, Angie (Morgan) McGowan, Paul M. (Lisa) Stenger, Caitlin (Brad) Kirchgessner; a step-grandchild, Matt (Samantha Skelton) Stenger; five great-grandchildren; and three step-greatgrandchildren. Paul worked as a farmer, retiring from his sesquicentennial farm. He then worked at Hiram Walker for 12 years, retiring in 1981.
This Week’s Obituaries • Brian Duley, 53, Yates City • Cecelia Elser, 97, Brimfield • John Ely, 79, Princeville • Roger Jackson, 73, Princeville • John Kell, Jr., 71, Brimfield • Paul Stenger Sr.,94, Kickapoo • Gene Venzon III, 47, Yates City • Kenneth Weeks, 85, Brimfield • Steven Williams, 62, Trivoli
He was a founding member of the Kickapoo Sportsmen’s Club. He was also a member of the Peoria County Farm Bureau and St. Mary Catholic Church in Kickapoo. Paul was an avid hunter and hogger of fish. A funeral Mass was Feb. 10, 2015, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Kickapoo. Fr. Joseph Dondanville officiated. Burial was in St. Patrick Cemetery in Kickapoo. Memorials may be made to St. Mary Catholic Church, Kickapoo. Tributes and condolences may be submitted to www.wrightandsalmon.com.
Brian Duley
YATES CITY – Brian Duley, 53, of Yates City died Feb. 4 in Elmwood. He was born Jan. 12, 1962, in Elmwood to Ralph and Judy (Clark) Duley. His parents survive in Yates City. Other survivors are his children, Brett, Michael, Markus and Grace Duley, all of Yates City; Lisa Duley, the mother of his children; his brother, Larry (Angie) Duley of Yates City; one nephew; and one niece. A memorial service was held on Feb. 9 at the Crossroads Assembly of God Church in Elmwood. Leave online condolences at oakshinesfuneralhome.com.
Cecilia Elser
BRIMFIELD – Cecilia “Ceil” Elser, 97, of Peoria, mother of a Kickapoo woman and sister of a Brimfield woman and a Princeville woman, died Jan. 30 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home. Survivors include daughter Sandy (Joe) Staes of Kickapoo and two sisters, Cathy Satterfield of Brimfield and Betty Menold of Princeville. A Mass of Christian burial was held at Resurrection Mausoleum
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Chapel on Feb. 3, with entombment in the mausoleum. Leave online condolences at www.wrightandsalmon.com.
John Ely
PRINCEVILLE – John H. Ely, 79, of Chillicothe, formerly of Princeville, died on Feb. 7 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Survivors include brother Eugene (Gerry) Ely of Princeville. A funeral Mass was held on Feb. 11 at St. Edward Catholic Church in Chillicothe, with burial in the Chillicothe City Cemetery. John’s online memorial website may be viewed at www.hurdfamilyfunerals.com.
Roger Jackson
PRINCEVILLE – Roger Jackson, 73, of rural Princeville died on Feb. 6 in Peoria. He married Debora Sharp Oct. 10, 1975. She survives. Also surviving are daughters, Robin Savage of Lolo, Mont., and Kim (Dave) Hancher of Wyoming; sons, Scott (Nadine) Jackson of Albuquerque, N.M., and Jeffrey (Melissa) Jackson of Williamsfield; stepdaughter, Kim Muro of Princeville; stepson, Tony Muro of Peoria; two sisters; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services were Feb. 10 at Christ New Covenant Open Bible Church in Lacon, with burial in the Wyoming Cemetery. Leave online condolences at lenzmemorialhome.com.
John Kell Jr.
BRIMFIELD – John R. Kell Jr., 71, of Brimfield died on Feb. 1 at UnityPoint Health-Methodist in Peoria. Surviving are three sons, John R. (Sherri) Kell, Patrick D. (Brenda) Kell and Michael S. (Michelle) Kell; his grandchildren, Ashley, Angela, John, Riley and Noah Kell; one great-grandson, Brayden; two sisters; his companion later in life, Alana “Sue” Beecher; and her grandchildren. A funeral service was Feb. 7 at Wilton Mortuary, with burial will be in Brimfield City Cemetery. Leave online condolences at www.thewiltonmortuary.com. More Obituaries, Page 13
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JUNIOR HIGH: Farmington had two tight games at Farmington at 6:30 p.m. That winner advances to a 8-3A state quarterfinal at Tolono Unity this Saturday at 10 a.m. against the winner between Dolton Lincoln (12-2) and Calumet Park (11-5). Both of Farmington’s 7-3A state games were close. In the quarterfinals, the Farmers defeated Germantown Hills, 3534, on a put-back of a missed free throw in the final seconds by Blake Springer. That was Farmington’s first lead of the game. Springer finished with a gamehigh 13 points, Jaden Rutledge scored 12 and Ben Martin and Dalton Powell added 4 apiece. In the semifinals, Farmington
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Wednesday (Feb. 11) at 6:30 p.m. in the Elmwood High School gym for a sectional matchup. The same two teams have met three times in the past two seasons, with Elmwood winning all three contests – including last year’s 7-2A title game, a 50-35 final. The winner advances to the 82A state quarterfinals Saturday at 11:20 a.m. to play the winner between Decatur Robertson (18-5) and Springfield Blessed Sacrament (16-6). In other eighth-grade action, Farmington (16-6) was to play Illini Bluffs (21-3) on Wednesday
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Survivors include his wife, Sally Mahieu; two children, Joan (Jeff) Bastian of Peoria and Kenneth “Chip” Weeks of Dunlap; three stepchildren; and four grandchildren. A funeral mass was Feb. 11 at St. Thomas Catholic Church, with cremation rites accorded following the Mass. Burial will take place in Bureau Cemetery in Bureau at a later date. Leave online condolences at www.wrightandsalmon.com.
Gene Venzon III
YATES CITY – Gene A. Venzon III, 47, of Yates City died Feb. 1 at his residence. Cremation was accorded, and a memorial service was held at the Universalist Unitarian Church in Peoria on Feb. 11. Leave online condolences at www.peoriafuneral.com.
Kenneth Weeks
BRIMFIELD – Kenneth Arnold Weeks, 85, of Brimfield died Feb. 7 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home.
Steven Williams
TRIVOLI – Steven L. Williams,
lost to junior high power Teutopolis, 45-39. The Farmers led 16-9 after one quarter and 32-31 after three, but could not stop the Wooden Shoes, which plays today for its fourth state title in five years. After going 0-for-6 from the line in the first three quarters, Teutopolis hit 5-of-6 free throws in the final quarter. Martin led Farmington with 13 points, Powell had nine, Kyle Peckham added 7 and Rutledge scored 6. Farmington’s best previous boys junior high finish was a state B title in 1984.
62, of Trivoli, brother of a Farmington woman, died on Feb. 7 at his residence. Survivors include sister Sharon (Paul) Doubet of Farmington. Services are Wednesday (Feb. 11) at 1 p.m. at Murphy-Sedgwick Memorial Home in Canton. Burial will follow in Trivoli Cemetery. Leave online condolences at www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com.
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ANDREW G. HAINES and JENNIFER ) ANNE PIZINGER HAINES, ) UNKNOWN OWNERS and ) NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, ) Defendants. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Peoria County by the said Plaintiff against you and other Defendants praying for foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: Lot Numbered Ten (10) in RICHWOODS PARK, part of the North Half (N 2) of the Northwest Quarter (NW 3) of Section Twenty-one (21), Township Nine (9) North, Range Eight (8) East, of the Fourth Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded October 4, 1957 in Plat Book AW@, page 76, as Document Number 598345; situate, lying and being in County of Peoria and State of Illinois. Tax ID #: 14-21-101-012 Commonly known as 5302 North Sherbrook Lane, Peoria, Illinois 61614; that summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending. Now therefore, unless you, the said above named Defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein in the Office of the Clerk of the Court, Circuit Court of Peoria County, Illinois, 324 Main Street, Peoria, IL 61602, on or before Feb. 28, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint. Kerry R. Cordis Jennie Cordis Boswell CORDIS & CORDIS Attorneys at Law 129 North Walnut Street P.O. Box 445 Princeville, Illinois 61559 309.385.4616 (t) • 309.674.5994 (f) Attorneys for Farmers State Bank, an Illinois Banking Corporation, Elmwood, Illinois
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BOYS: Brimfield tops Delavan in key seeding showdown Continued from Page 16
Wethersfield regional, where Ridgewood is a likely No. 1 seed and Princeville could be the No. 2. “I told our team we can start a new win streak in the next week, which would be what we would want going into the postseason,” Princeville coach Jeff Kratzer said. The Princes heeded that call Tuesday in a 69-45 home win over Stark County. Nick Kraft had 21 points and 8 rebounds and Mitchell Janssen added 14 points and 8 boards. Last Thursday, Princeville downed Stark County 45-41 behind Kraft’s 18. Then came a 65-46 semifinal win over Mercer County Friday. “Ten threes were really helpful in stopping Mercer,” Kratzer said. Five came from Brendan Streitmatter, three from sophomore Noah Bauman. Brimfield Homecoming Night last Friday brought out an enthusiastic crowd and Delavan’s normally hot 3-point shooting team. But
Brimfield can also drain threes ... and has an inside game. In a contest that had key regional seeding implications, Carson Cuevas (18 points) scored for Brimfield (22-2) while Brad Novak (13) cleaned up inside and Nathan Wallace (14) was on the mark. That included a big basket in the second quarter that sent Brimfield into the lockers ahead, 32-31. Brimfield held a lead the rest of the way, but wasn’t comfortable until Jace Swietek – who had yet to score – hit a trey off the bankboard at 4:04 and swished another at 2:21 to give the Indians a 60-50 advantage. One final scare came when Cuevas fouled out with 1:45 left, but the Indians proved their depth with the likes of Phelan Kelly and Koby White helping preserve a 63-54 win. “Wallace hit one three ball each quarter and Swietek saved his best for the crucial fourth quarter. This game was big for the upcoming regionals,” coach Scott Carlson said. Prior to that, Brimfield
trounced a 19-win West Prairie team, 67-44, last Thursday. Twelve made shots behind the arc were more than half the Indians’ total for field goals. Cuevas (19) and Swietek (15) each had four treys. “Our offense was really clicking,” Carlson said. Brimfield took clicking to another level Tuesday in a 102-46 home win against Williamsfield. The Indians shot 15-for23 on 3-pointers, 46-for-63 overall and Cuevas had 37. Elmwood The Trojans (21-5) cracked the 20-win plateau for the fifth time in the past six seasons and showed signs they have learned to take control early. Tuesday Elmwood traveled to Bushnell Prairie City for a 5232 victory, led by Jake Roberts’ 11 rebounds and 8 points. Last week, the Trojans downed South Fulton 63-51, led by Isaiah Groeper’s 20 points, Robert’s 17 and Matthew Jehle’s 15. “We took control early and never relented the lead,” coach
Josh Fugitt said. Then Friday the Trojans jumped to a 21-6 first quarter lead against Lewistown as Groeper had 13 points. “We knew they were a good team and that it was a four-quarter game,” Fugitt said. Lewistown’s strong inside play tightened things, but Groeper’s 18 and two big second-half threes from Kelly Hoffmann assured a 48-38 win. Farmington Farmington (11-11) evened its record Tuesday with a 74-66 win over Knoxville as Eric Higgs had 27 points, Trey Swearingen tallied 23 and Caleb Gilstrap had 15. That followed Friday’s 43-39 home loss to Beardstown, in which the Farmers played good defense but struggled to score without Higgs, who was out. Last Tuesday (Feb. 3) Farmington outlasted a very good Rushville inside game, 60-55. Higgs’ 23 points, successful man defense and clutch points from underclassmen Judd Anderson, Steven Gilstrap and
Blake Mattson got the job done. “We were down 50-45 with five minutes remaining and finished it off with a 20-10 run,” coach Jeff Otto said. Williamsfield The Bombers produced a three win-week prior to Tuesday’s game at Brimfield. In the days before that blowout loss, Billtown (17-11), handled Lowpoint Washburn, Calvary Christian of Normal, and Cornerstone Christian of Bloomington. At home last Tuesday (Feb. 3), Williamsfield won 75-43 led by 20 from Tyler Jones, 16 from Ethen Hunt and 15 from Zach Smith. Next up was a trip to Normal vs. Calvary Christian, where the home team got into early foul trouble, compounded by a very strong Billtown run in the third quarter of a 65-38 victory. Smith had 22 points. Last Saturday Billtown again traveled to the Twin Cities, this time for a 63-46 win over Cornerstone Christian. Garrett Wight’s 20 led Billtown.
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Elmwood coach Gregg Meyers said. Brimfield started fast, going up 10-0 and 15-5 at the end of the first quarter. But with Indians standout Kennedy Dura on the bench in foul trouble in the second, Elmwood got to within 26-19 on a trey by Ashley Perryman and was down 6 at halftime. The Lady Trojans stayed within striking distance until Shayla McCormick’s three ignited a 9-0 Lady Indians run. Elmwood got to within 10 down the stretch, but could not close. “We rebounded well and played good defense
around the basket. That’s important against this Elmwood team,” Brimfield coach Jim Blane. said Morgan Ledbetter paced Elmwood with 18 points. Brimfield got 21 from Dura and 15 from McCormick. Brimfield (24-6) followed that with a seasonending home win over Ilini Bluffs to clinch the ICAC championship with a 4-0 league mark. After a tight first quarter, the Lady Indians took over in the second half and held on for a 51-43 win. Dura scored 19, and Chloe Bowe had an impressive nine steals.
CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA COUNTY, in Probate In the Matter of the Estate of BEVERLY S. PEEK., 15 P 23 NOTICE OF CLAIM DATE Notice is given to creditors of the death of BEVERLY S. PEEK. Letters of Office were issued to WESLEY H. PEEK, 18612 North Elmore Road, Laura, Illinois 61451, as Executor, whose attorney is THE CORDIS LAW OFFICE, LLC, Attorneys at Law, 129 North Walnut Avenue, P. O. Box 445, Princeville, Illinois 61559. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Office, Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, on or before the 29th day of July, 2015 or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representatives and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Dated, January 23, A.D. 2015. WESLEY H. PEEK, Executor of the Estate of BEVERLY S. PEEK, Deceased The Cordis Law Office, LLC Attorneys for Executor 129 North Walnut Avenue P. O. Box 445 Princeville, IL 6l559 309/385-46l6
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the first half and then held off the Lady Farmers. Three seniors led Elmwood, as Abby Frietsch tallied 17, followed by Ashley Perryman with 11 and Jones’ 10. Meyers helped with 16 rebounds and senior Hannah Huber returned from injury. “Along with the satisfaction of a successful Senior Night we were happy with the adjustment we made in holding Farmington’s Hannah Jostes to 4 points in the second half after she had scored 20 in the first,” Meyers said.
Elmwood After the disappointing loss to Brimfield, Elmwood (19-5) dropped a road game at Lewistown, 57-53, despite 17 points and 11 rebounds from Allie Meyers and 11 points from Shyann Jones. “It was disappointing because we executed and played hard,” Meyers said. Fittingly, the Lady Trojans’ best regular season ended with a 56-45 win in the Senior Night finale last Saturday against Farmington (15-14). Elmwood scored 35 in
Farmington Farmington opened regional play Monday with a 38-29 win over West Central. Kenzie Skaggs led with 10 points. Prior to that, coach Jimmy Jordan’s team traveled to Rushville last Tuesday for a 63-44 win. “Our defense wore them down,” Jordan said. Princeville After a 56-37 loss to Ridgewood last week, Princeville had won three straight at press time, including Monday’s 40-22 win over Peoria Heights in the regional opener.
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Prior to that, the Lady Princes finished the regular season on a high note. First came a 48-42 win over ROWVA on Thursday thanks to 18 points and 12 rebounds from Lucy Waid and 18 points from Brooke Gardner. One night later Waid fired up 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a 39-33 win over United. Gardner had 10 and Paige Lane added 8. “The team is young, and the girls are improving by leaps and bounds,” Princeville coach Randy Long said.
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NOTICE is given to creditors of the death of JERRY N. SEWELL on December 28, 2014. Letters of Office were issued by the above entitled Court to EDWARD D. SEWELL, of P. O. Box 58, Buda, Texas 78610, as Executor, whose attorneys of record are WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD., 118 West Main Street, P. O. Box 368, Elmwood, Illinois, 61529-0368. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Office, Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, or with the representative or both on or before the 21st day of August, 2015, or if mailing or delivery of a Notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that Notice. Every claim filed must be in writing and state sufficient information to notify the representative of the nature of the claim or other relief sought. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed and shall file with the Court, proof of any required mailing or delivery of copies.
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DATED this 30th day of January, 2015. EDWARD D. SEWELL, Executor of the Estate of JERRY N. SEWELL, Deceased. WHITNEY & POTTS, LTD. Attorneys for the Executor 118 West Main Street P. O. Box 368 Elmwood, Illinois 61529-0368 Telephone: (309) 742-3611
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with less statewide interest and less prestige. So someday, Farmington could win a Class 2A crown that – in many eyes – would actually be less impressive than the third-place finish Tom Wierzba’s 1998 team put up in a two-class system. To me that’s the enduring legacy of Marty Hickman, departing Illinois High School Association executive director and the mastermind of fourclass basketball. By con-
tinuing to dilute the competition, we have more shiny trophies and fewer really big moments. ... That said, I really want a high school champ to celebrate in the pages of this paper! uuu The Princeville boy’s recent nine-game win streak proves yet again that football can have a chilling effect on early hoops games for teams with carryover in personnel. But since Mitchell Janssen and
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK McCabe Coulter, Elmwood
After helping to lead the Elmwood JV basketball Trojans to an exciting 22-0 season in his sophomore year, “Cabe” Coulter couldn’t wait for his junior campaign. But events can sometimes take frustrating twists and turns, as he broke his wrist very early in the season and didn’t get back on the court until the halfway mark. Most of the playing time he did get as a junior was a very slow journey in regaining his basketball sharpness. Move ahead to this, McCabe’s senior year, and the wing guard is hugely significant for the varsity team. The playmaking and stingy defending Trojan hoopster is one of a number of team members who put in a lot of hours in the off season to be able to contribute to coach Josh Fugitt’s squad. To be this dedicated, Cabe has had encouragement – from parents Jason and Wendy, grandfather Lloyd Gorham and teammate Patrick Hayes. Hall of Famer Michael Jordan and Washington Wizard’s young star John Wall are his favorite players, while the Wizards are his favorite team. McCabe goes back a couple decades for his favorite tv shows – “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and “Dukes of Hazzard.” Along with being a National Honor Society member, he has served EHS FFA as president as a junior and senior. Away from classes, hoops, and FFA, Cabe appreciates his friendships and likes doing farmwork. “Hard work pays off,” he simply encourages to younger athletes. McCabe isn’t just all talk on this advice. His hard work in basketball since age 7, and especially from a difficult junior season injury, is paying off! – Phil Johnson Sponsored by Elmwood Insurance Agency, Inc.
others have recovered from gridiron aches and pains, the Princes have been a force. The challenge now for coach Jeff Kratzer is handling a talented Ridgewood team that has lost just once and beat the Princes in the LTC final. That’s a likely regional title game at Kewanee Wethersfield. ... Boys hoops seedings should be out after 4 p.m. today (Feb. 12) and it will be interesting to see how coaches rate the Peoria Heights regional. Aside from top seed Peoria Christian, the other top squads have traded wins. uuu Kudos to Dave Ptak of Princeville for earning a Coach of the Year award for his district after leading Princeville’s seventh
grade girls to third place. ... Brimfield senior Carson Cuevas is a joy to watch on the basketball court and one of the best this area has seen in years. And he’s going to Illinois Central College ... to play baseball. That’s great for Carson, but it also underlines how high the bar is set for major college hoops recruits. ... Parting shot: Speaking of Brimfield, statewide basketball pollsters must get paid off in cupcakes from Sugar Daddies or free popcorn from Sherman’s Pharmacy. How else to explain that the Indians and Lady Indians remain fixtures in Class 1A polls all year, every year? Contact Jeff Lampe at 231-6040 or jeff@wklypost.com
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Elmwood senior Kendra Gorham, center, recently signed a letter of intent to play softball at Heartland Community College in Normal. Kendra is pictured with parents Tom and Anne Gorham.
Locals ink scholarships
Several local athletes will continue their sports careers in college next year. Among those are Jordan Kraft of Princeville and Kendra Gorham of Elmwood, who will play softball in college. Gorham recently signed a letter of intent to play at Heartland Community College in Normal. Kraft signed with Lin-
coln Land College last week. Other recent signings include Zach Harrison of Princeville, who is going to play football at Missouri Baptist. And Brimfield senior Carson Cuevas has committed to play baseball at Illinois Central College. Email news of college scholarship signings to jeff@wklypost.com.
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Rambling through gyms enjoying the best spectacle in Illinois prep sports. uuu For the past several years once high school hoops reaches the postseason I suffer from the same sad feeling. Yes, I love the basketball postseason, there’s nothing like it in Illinois sports for excitement. But remember how good it was in a two-class Jeff system? ReLAMPE member the intense interest? Remember when the tournament had a buzz and you could remember the state champions? ... Oh well. Odds are better now than ever that a local team will win a state title. No, the quality of hoops around here has not improved markedly. But more classes means more trophies – along Continued on Page 15
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Princeville falls in LTC title game By PHIL JOHNSON
Princeville rode a nine-game win streak into Saturday’s Lincoln Trail Conference Tournament title game and rode out wondering how to fare better when the Princes face Ridgewood again this season. Ridgewood (20-1) won, 61-48, in a game that was closer than the final score, as the Princes (14-8) had to foul down the stretch. The same two teams meet Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Princeville and could face off at the Kewanee For The Weekly Post
Members of Elmwood’s IESA 8-2A regional championship team include: (Back Row, left to right) Daniel Tomlinson, Charlie McKinty, Henry Lampe, Ricky Hightower, Jaden Beckwith, Kyle Doubet, Jacob Brown, Collin Chaney and Tanner Blum. (Front Row, l to r) Cameron Jacobson, Clay Coulter, Logan Whitney, Marshall Shissler, Zach Little, Parker Brodine, Griff Inskeep and Caleb Thibeault. Not pictured, coaches Jim Valla and Brandon Butler.
Farmington and Elmwood advance
Junior high boys basketball teams from Farmington and Elmwood had a successful week of IESA postseason play. Farmington’s seventh grade team went 1-1 at the 7-3A state tournament last Saturday, winning its opener against Germantown Hills, 3534, before falling to
Farmers at State Farmington’s seventh grade boys team plays for third today (Feb. 12) in Clinton at 6 p.m.
Teutopolis, 45-39. As a result, Farmington (22-3) advances to face St. Joseph (22-3) today (Feb. 12) in the third-place game at
Clinton High School at 6 p.m. The other teams still alive are competing in eighth grade. Elmwood (21-3) won its regional title at Princeville against the host team, 37-18. As a result, the Trojans were set to face Peoria St. Vincent de Paul (16-9) Continued on Page 13
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Brimfield girls top Elmwood, 65-54 By PHIL JOHNSON
ELMWOOD – With Brimfield and Elmwood among the better girls teams in the area this season and basketball the only sport in which the two schools don’t compete together, last Wednesday’s showdown between the two was a big game. But it seemed as though the hype may have gotten to both teams, as turnovers abounded in a 64-54 Brimfield win. “Our girls just seemed to be a bit out of synch. Pesky Brimfield got to the ball quicker than us,” For The Weekly Post
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